Two deejays and a sound- system selector were held and beaten early Sunday morning after another deejay failed to show up at a dance in Whithorn, Westmoreland,

Reportsare that a popular deejay was booked for the annual dance. However, the announcement that he would not be performing was not well received by patrons who then vented their anger by hurling bottles and stones towards the stage.

This was said to have stirred up the anger of those affiliated with the staging of the dance and as the sun rose about 5 a.m., beatings were handed down.

"Di artiste neva turn up so di people dem fling bottle and stone," one source who was at the dance 

In recounting what he saw, the source continued, "Mi see man a run lef all dem vehicle, man face *lo** up, man hand all look like it bruk."

Efforts to contact the popular deejay who had failed to show up were unsuccessful.

The other deejays and sound-system selector who were said to have been beaten also could not be reached for comment up to press time last night.

However, deejay Einstein, who performed at the event, cleared his name but admitted to hearing that beatings were ordered.

"Me a bad bway, nuh bway, cyaa beat me up. Me hear sey sum beat up gwaan, but mi lef before dat," Einstein said before claiming that he, too, had been trying to reach those whom he heard had been beaten.

Meanwhile, Whithorn police say they had heard of the incident but are not aware of the details, as they had not received a formal report.

"We heard of it but it wasn't reported, we wouldn't be able to give full details, we don't investigate unless a report is made," a policeman who identified himself as Constable Reynolds said.